Cape Attractions: V & A Waterfront
Only 10 minutes by car from The Bishops’ Court, and situated between the famous Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront has become one of Cape Town’s most visited destinations, attracting over 20 million visitors each year.
As well as an exciting shopping centre, the Waterfront offers an abundance of restaurants, entertainment spots, office blocks, trendy residential apartments, and world-class hotels, all located around a bustling, working harbour.
V & A Waterfront Highlights:
- A diverse range of shops, including craft stalls, boutiques and department stores
- A working harbour which offers trips to Robben Island and along the coast
- Entertainment Centres, including cinemas and an amphitheatre
- A host of top-class restaurants, hotels and offices
The V & A Waterfront boasts over 400 stores and 45 different restaurants and bars, an arts and crafts centre, an internationally renowned aquarium, a children’s science exploratorium and a museum. With all this and more, the Waterfront offers much for all budgets and tastes.
After a long day’s shopping, enjoy a sundowner cruise on one of the many boat trips departing the harbour daily. Take a trip around the harbour, delighting in the resident seals. Alternatively take a sundowner cruise along the coast to the magnificent beaches of Clifton, or journey to the fascinating Robben Island - the place of former-President, Nelson Mandela’s incarceration, now a museum.
